I'm going to give this another shot. I'm going back to school so I should have more time now that I'm not working 9+ hours every day. Although if I have a big day I'm not going to suffer through Masters of Horror junk just to say I got a movie in.
Anywho, today I watched The Man Who Wasn't There starring good ol' Billy Bob and that pregnant cop from Fargo. You will also find Monk and the mob boss from The Sopranos, as well as a few other familiar faces in here including a teenage looking Scarlett Johansson. The movie is about Billy Bob who finds himself as a barber who isn't really invested in his own life. He is just where he fell into place, he's not interested in his job, he's not very invested in his marriage and he suspects his wife is having an affair. One day a man comes to get his haircut who won't shut up about his business proposition -DRY CLEANING- It's a new technology for the time period. Did I mention this movie takes place in the 50's or somewhere in there? It's also black and white with a healthy dose of noir. Back to the plot, Billy Barber just can't catch a break and he decides he'll live a little and help this guy start his dry cleaning business. He goes the blackmail route in getting the funds and everything falls apart from there. Somehow he keeps sneaking by getting caught. Plenty of twists and turns but overall not very gripping. Good if you're feeling a little lazy. I think it bears mentioning that Mr. Thornton smokes at least five thousand cigarettes during the course of the movie. Tsk tsk
3.4 cigarettes out of 5
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